Burial-casket.



v T. SOSNOWSKI.

BURIAL GASKET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 19.08.

Patented May 25, 1909.

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outer wall terminatesin a side wall or flange 26, the lower edge 27 ofwhich is beadedaiid 'ada )ted to fit into the space between the been 14:and the channeled flange 15, which space, in the form of a groove,extends entirely around the casket. In the form shown, the outer wall01" the cover is shouldered at the ang 28 between theside wall and thetop wall or the co vcr, and a strip 29 of wood is entered between theshoulder so formed and the head 27, which reinforces the edge oi? thecover and at tr o same time serves to engage the edge 30 of the innerWall 25 of the cover, which is preferably soldered to the head 27 atthis point. The cover is provided with a Window 31 which is closed bydouble door panels '1. he cover can he provided with ornamentalpanels 33which are formed independently oi and secured to the top of the cover bysoldering. The cover is secured to the body of the casket by means ofclamps 34 which are held in place by Jncai'is of screws 35 enteredthrough the side wall or edge 26 of the cover and into the wooden strip2.) adj acent thereto.

It is prefcrz-tlily intended to form the inner and outer walls of thecasket out "1" zinc which a non-corrodihie metal and one which ren llerstlic soldering operation pccuharly e'llcctivo and run-nuts the cornersand The casket so formed that there will be no exposed metallic edgesand no *vrsr ble nails or rivets, so that the metal surface can heperfectly :p ined to imitate costly wood, which imitation is so perfectthat it is practically inrpossihlc to tell the casket ot' the p resentiur cntion therefrom The arrangement isonc which pernlilsu'idewtriatiojus in the design and external appcarancc of tho caslqct withoutdeparting from the general principle ol the prcscut invention, it willhe noted that the design illustrated in Fig. 2 lacks the lower attachingncclr 3.1., but that it embodies the same -l features which characterizethe L .Q a The casket is one which will not heu'arped, rotted orotherwise al iectd loy moisture, will lie impervious to the to be sealedonto the body of the c attack of worms, and whichposscsses all of theornamental features character stic oi a wooden casket, and, if desired,can be much and an ornamental outer wall in simulation of a woodencasket. Furthermore, the dew ble walled metallic casket of the present211-- vention permits the use of much lighter metal than could be usedint 1e case of a single walled .i'nctallic casket dx-s'gned toaccommodate the same weight. he construction, furthermore, is one whichpermits the cover (ct by jlilling the groove or channel around the upperedge of the casket with solder, cement, or other sealing substance priorto the apph tion of the cover in. place; an d this 0pc on. can he veryq'iuicldy performed, especially in the case of a zinc casket, by reasonof the ease with which the solder can be applied to' such metallicsurfaces.

What i regard as 110 w and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

.l. A casket cormnising an inner iu'talligi: wall and an outer metallicwall of orhain'cntal configuration bent or formed to abut a dust theinner wall at suitable points, and at aching means, as solder, :l'oruniting the "two walls at the adjacent points, substantially asdescribed. f I,

2. A burial casket comprising an inner plain Wall and an outer wallhaving an ornamental configuration and united with an inner wall alongits lower or case edge and provided, near its upper with all, i ttachingneck bent to abut against the in or wall, means, as solder, or unitingthe inner and outer walls at their abutting points, the outer Wallterminating in an outwardly pro jccting'ledgc or slicll' beaded aroundits edge, and the inner wall terminating, at its up'icr cdgc, in anoutwardly (attending channe led "flange resting upon the edge of thelodge or.

shell, and a co'vcr provided with an edge adaptcd to it into the spaceintcrincd'iatc the headed edge of the ledge or shelf andtho channelediliange, substantially as escribed.

5. A burial casket comprising an inner plain wall and an outer wallhaving an o rna mental configuration and united with an in uer wallalong its lower or base cdgeand providei l, ncar its n .vper edge, withan attaching neck bent to ut against the inner ivall, incans, solder,for uniting he inner and outer walls at their abutting pbiiutsr theouter wall terin'inatinggin an outwardly pro jecting ledge or shellheaded around its edge, and the ii'nier wall terlgninsting, air-itsupper edge, in an ontwardly ergtendi113; channeled shelfi, wooden anelsentorm} into H10 Sim-cc i dmacrihvd. mtermedmtu he Inner and outer \vaaTFQWW M BNQWXKI J '2 k p wooden strip entvrexl intu the channeled;

flange resting upon 3 flange, and a cinublrwalk-d nwtailiu cover"Hncsses:

provlded with an edge adapted to M be- SAMUEL iiAmxzw,

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tween the; bvad i edge of (he edge 0?;- s

